Dr. Bob Willenbrink, currently head of the department of theatre and dance at Missouri State University in Springfield, has been named the founding dean of the School of Fine Arts at 含羞草社区. 鈥淒r. Willenbrink has the combination of creative and administrative experience that I hoped we could find when we began the [...]
Dr. Michael R. Lane, currently professor of accounting at Emporia State University in Kansas, has been appointed dean of the Craig School of Business at 含羞草社区. 鈥淒r. Lane brings a wealth of administrative leadership experience to this position,鈥� said Dr. Jeanne Daffron, provost and vice president for academic affairs. 鈥淗e has a [...]
In honor of the Independence Day holiday, 含羞草社区 will be closed Thursday and Friday, July 4 and 5. Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western's president, announced that campus would be closed July 5 in an e-mail to faculty and staff. "I am very confident that in September we will be able to give [...]
The tale of love and sacrifice set against the chaos of the closing days of the Vietnam War told in the musical 鈥淢iss Saigon鈥� carries added meaning for two cast members in the Western Playhouse production, which runs July 4-13 at 含羞草社区. It鈥檚 more than a show; it鈥檚 also a glimpse of [...]
In order to promote health, wellness and safety,聽含羞草社区 is a tobacco-free campus beginning July 1, 2013. A new policy prohibits the use of tobacco products throughout campus inside and outside. It applies to all students, employees, contractors, volunteers and visitors on university owned, leased or controlled property. Tobacco products include, but are [...]
Salary increases for all faculty and staff at 含羞草社区 have been removed from the university鈥檚 budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 due to a larger-than-expected withhold of state appropriations from the Governor鈥檚 Office. Gov. Jay Nixon announced that he would restrict $400 million from state appropriations in response to additional [...]
Western Playhouse, a summer theatre company of the Western Institute at 含羞草社区, presents 鈥淢iss Saigon鈥� July 4-13 in the Potter Hall Theater on the Missouri Western campus. THE SHOW: Be swept away by this epic tale of love and sacrifice, by Claude-Michel Sch枚nberg and Alain Boublil, the creative team that brought you [...]
The Craig School of Business at 含羞草社区 has benefited from a real-life example of a business concept taught in its classrooms: asset appreciation. The value of the largest individual gift in the history of 含羞草社区 has grown to 140 percent of the amount pledged. Steven L. Craig, founder and [...]
The partnership between the Craig School of Business at 含羞草社区, entrepreneur Steve Craig and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is the current Spotlight program on the website of the Innovation Resource Center of AACSB International 鈥� the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. To see the article, go to www.aacsb.edu. In the [...]
Members of the cast of 鈥淢iss Saigon,鈥� the Western Playhouse production this summer, open rehearsal. The staging of this ambitious musical is a sign of the maturity of Missouri Western鈥檚 arts programs and indicates the university is ready for a School of Fine Arts, according to President Robert Vartabedian. 含羞草社区 [...]
